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Glazed Carrots with Coriander

Lightly toasted coriander seeds bring hints of lemon, sage and caraway to this dish. Cilantro, the fresh herb born of the coriander seed, adds a complementary freshness and sets off the honey-lemon glaze that coats the naturally sweet carrots.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Glazed Carrots with Coriander

Why it works: Coriander and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,498 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Glazed Carrots with Coriander

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

210Calories
2 gProtein
12 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Coriander + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,498 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Coriander + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Coriander + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coriander, butter, lemon, honey, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Carrotthe original
  4. Spinachfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against coriander, butter, lemon, honey, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.